Shoe and bag holdek



UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIoE.

JOHN ALLENDER, OI" NEW' LONDON, CONNECTICUT.

SHOE AND BAG HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 27,030, dated February 7, 1860.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN ALLENDER, of the city and county of New London and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Shoe and Bag Holder; and I do hereby declare that the same is described and represented in the following speciications and drawings.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation referring to the drawings in which the same letters indicate like parts in each of the gures.

Figure 1, is an elevation of shoe holder applied to a shoe which is represented by dotted lines. Fig. 2, is an elevation of the rear of the holder.

The nature of my invention and improvement in instruments for drawing on shoes, holding bags and other articles consists in so hanging or hinging one jaw to the other, or the vibrating jaw to the stock in such a position that when it is applied to a shoe, bag or other article, and pulled, the vibrating aw is drawn against the article held, so as to press it against the opposite jaw or stock, in such a manner that the harder it is pulled the tighter it will hold the shoe bag or other article to which it is applied; but may be easily and readily released, by pushing instead of pulling. Or by pulling the shoe or bag and pushing the instrument.

In the accompanying drawing, A, is the stock or larger jaw, made of sheet metal in the form shown which is somewhat in the form of the shoe horns or lifts in common use for putting on shoes, but it may be made in such form and of such materials as will adapt it to the purpose for which it is intended. The upper end of the stock A, is made, so as to be conveniently grasped by the hand and held while in use the lower end is rounded on the outside and hollowed out on the inside so as to adapt it to that part of a shoe that comes behind the heel of the person wearing it.

On the outside of that portion of the stock which is put into the shoe, I make a rib B, by swaging out the metal or otherwise as shown in the drawing, so as to aid in holding the shoe on the stock, and so as to prevent the jaw C, from being drawn down below its fulcrum, so as to release the shoe before it is drawn on.

The stand D, is made in the form shown in the drawing, that is with a base to fit the outside of the stock, and to which it is iirmly fastened by soldering or otherwise and it is provided with two arms E, E, to hold the fulcrum of the jaw C, or pin `F, which passes through the arms and through the jaw C, the shank Gr, of the jaw C, extending up and vibrating between the arms E, E. This jaw C, may be made in the form shown in the drawing, or in such other form as will adapt it to the purpose intended, and the upper end of the shank G, may be curved or bent over, so as to be pressed by the foreinger when the stock is grasped by the hand, so as to press the end or jaw C, against the shoe, so as to hold it, while it is drawn onto the foot, and the harder the stock is pulled the tendency of the shoe is to draw the jaw C, down, and in doing so the jaw presses harder against the shoe the harder it is drawn and presses the shoe against the stock in such a manner that the harder the stock is pulled, the firmer it will hold the shoe; until it is drawn onto the foot, when it may be readily released by pushing the stock down and pushing the shank G from the stock so as to release the jaw and let go of the shoe.

This invention is admirably adapted to hold bags or sacks that are to be filled with grain or other articles; also for securing cloth, leather and other articles that are to be either stretched or dried, and I contemplate that skilful artisans will be able to so construct it, from this description and drawing, as to adapt it to the purposes for which they desire to use it.

I contemplate that my improved holder may be made so strong, and the jaw C, so long that it will hold the bag or shoe without the rib B, so that the rib may be dispensed with; although I think it will be best ordinarily to have the holder made with a rib.

I believe I have described and represented the improved instrument which I have invented for holding shoes, bags and other by which the force used in pulling, increases articles so as to enable any person skilled in the pressure on the shoe, or bag substantially the art t0 make and use it. I Will now state What I desire to secure by Letters Patent, as set forth and described. to Wit: JOHN ALLENDER. 5 I claim- Y v Witnesses:

The particular arrangement of the jaw C, JOHN M. THORP,

with reference to the other jaw or stock A, JOHN GRACE. 

